Scholars increasingly point to polarization as a central threat to democracy—and identify
technology platforms as key contributors to polarization. In contrast, we argue that …

Media are central to the dynamics of protest and social movements. Contemporary social
movements face a shifting environment composed of new media technologies and platforms …

On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, an unarmed Black American male, was killed by a White
police officer. Footage of the murder was widely shared. We examined the psychological …

In June 2020, millions of Instagram users shared black squares along with hashtags
including# BlackOutTuesday and# BlackLivesMatter before pausing their social media …

In this article, we explore the potential role of social media in helping movements expand
and/or strengthen themselves internally, processes we refer to as scaling up. Drawing on a …

As the Internet grows more sophisticated, it is creating new threats to democracy. Social
media companies such as Facebook can sort us ever more efficiently into groups of the like …

The exercise of power has been an implicit theme in research on the use of social media for
political protest, but few studies have attempted to measure social media power and its …

In an age of digital communication, are we saying so much more about so much less? More
specifically, how has Twitter microblogging technology shaped the way modern humans …

The infusion of digital technology into contemporary society has had significant effects for
everyday life and for everyday crimes. Digital Criminology: Crime and Justice in Digital …

Recent events related to police brutality and the evolution of# BlackLivesMatter provides an
empirical case to explore the vitality of social media data for social movements and the …